adhbhar

Irish

Noun

adhbhar m (genitive singular adhbhair, nominative plural adhbhair)

1. Superseded spelling of ábhar (“matter, material”).
2. Superseded spelling of ábhar (“bed of rowlock”).

Declension

Declension of adhbhar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative adhbhar adhbhair Vocative a adhbhair a adhbhara Genitive adhbhair adhbhar Dative adhbhar adhbhair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-adhbhar na hadhbhair Genitive an adhbhair na n-adhbhar Dative leis an adhbhar don adhbhar leis na hadhbhair

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adhbhar	n-adhbhar	hadhbhar	t-adhbhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “adhbhar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• aobhar

Etymology

From Old Irish adbar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɤːvəɾ/

Noun

adhbhar m (genitive singular adhbhair, plural adhbhairean)

1. cause, reason

   adhbhar bròin ― a cause of grief

   Chan eil adhbhar gearain ann. ― There is no reason to complain.

   air an adhbhar sin ― for that reason, therefore

   gun adhbhar ― without reason

   Is mór m' adhbhar. ― Great is my reason.

   Thuit iad ann an deagh adhbhar. ― They fell in a good cause.

   adhbhar eagail ― cause of terror

   adhbhar gàire ― a laughing-stock

   adhbhar guil ― a cause for weeping

   adhbhar ministeir ― the prospective or probationary minister

2. materials

   adhbhar còta ― materials for making a coat

   adhbhar bhròg ― materials for making shoes

   adhbhar taighe ― materials for making a house

   Tha adhbhar rìgh an Naoise. ― Naoise has the makings of a king in him.

Derived terms

• adhbharach (“causal”, adjective)
• adhbharachas (“agnosticism”)
• adhbharaich (“cause”, verb)
• gun ì, gun ò, gun adhbhar (“without rhyme or reason”)
• neach-adhbharachais (“agnostic”, noun)

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
adhbhar	n-adhbhar	h-adhbhar	t-adhbhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “adhbhar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN